New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1929, Page 1

L B ] L » 3 ® republican town committee to the < ESTABLISHED 1870 GINSBURG CHOSEN 6 0. P. CHAIRHAY Elected to Head Town Committec of Republican Party HAS BEEN YICE CHAIRMAN Lawyer Succeeds William H. Judd At Helm—One of Youngest Ever to FHold Position — Pledges Bost Efforts to Party’s Success, Attorney Harry Ginsburg, one of thé foremost jocal members of the legal fraternity, was elevated from the position of vice chairman of the chairmanship at a special meeting last night. The election of Chair- man Ginsburg followed the resigna. tion of William H. Judd from the office this week. After being elected, Mr. Ginsburg thanked his colleagues fortheir con- fidence in him and pledged his ut- most to furthering the interests of the republican party. Three Years on Committee Chairman Ginsburg's advance- ment was a reward for eight years of party activity, including three years' service on the town.commit- tee as first ward chairman. He was elected vice chairman more than a vear ago, and in the last mayoralty Jampaign had his test when Alder- .aan Judd was confined to his home oy illness and Ginsburg took the aelm to command what was consid- ared to be the most efficient election day organization put in the field in many years. His performance un- der trying conditions impressed the party leaders to the extent that he won their approval as chairman and entitled him to a high place in the inner circle of New Britain republi- canism. The new town committee leader W 1 born in New York city, the son of Mrs. Eva Ginsburg of 519 Arch street, The place of his birth evi- dently played no part in moulding his political future, he having first seen the light of day in the shadow of the old Tammany hall. When he was two years of age the family | moved to New Britain. He was graduafed from grammar Athlete at N, B, H. S, school on Main street and then en- tered New Britain High school. As a member of football and basketball teams at that institution, he was one of the outstanding members of the student body. B8cholastic and ath- letic distinctions were received by him in numbers. After leaving high school, he en. | tered Fordlam college to take up the study of law, but-his prepara tion for the bar was temporarily halted when the war broke out and he enlisted in the United States navy. Navy vard service was followed by a period abo#rd the 8. 8. Mexico As a member of the ship crew he | qualified for admission to the naval | officers training school where he wax in study at the time of the armistice. Th» cessation of the war brought his resignation from the training school to permit him to continue his studies at Fordham and in 1920 he | (Continued on Page 16) COUNCIL MAY HAVE NEW MEETING HALL Use of Present Masonic | Quarters Being Con- sidered A new common council chamber | to be located on the fifth floor of the | municipal building, in quarters soon to be vacated by Masonic orders, is in contemplation, and If this plan is carried through the clty court will bo transferred from its cramped quarters to the present councll room. The city court was _transferred from police headquarters three yea ago, after long agitation to make it & unit separate from the police court. Objection was also made to the necessity on the part of primcipals in civil actions to vse the police department building, a practice attended by embarrassment varticularly to women concerned in the litigation. ¥ City court is now held in the rooms formerly used by the school department. The office formerly used by the superintendent now serves as an office for the clerk of courts and for filing purposes, whiie the main office is the hearing room. Short calendar sessions and cases which require the attendance of many witnesses cannot properly be handled under present conditions, the latyers argue. Members of the city hall com- mission consider the protest of the bar association to be justified and they look with favor on the scheme to take over the council chamber s u court room. transferring the coun- ¢il to the fifth floor. 1t t probable that the plan will be carried out next summer. GermanA President Sees “Waterloo” Berlin, Feb. 2 (M—President Von Hindenburg has gone to his flnlt‘ T ppened last night. The show was “Waterloo,” and it was depict- «d at the offices of the national cen- sorship board. The president seem- «d surprised at the accuracy with which historical scenes were repro- duced or. the screen. Preceding the feature film he was shown & newsreel in which he him | health, ATTORNEY HARRY GINSBURG SIGK WOMAN LEAPS Mother Jump Out CONDITION IS CRITICAL Mrs, Elizabeth Frasee of 110 Rock- well Avenue Thought to Have At- longed I Hcalth. Believed to have become de- spondent or temporarily mentally deranged because of prolonged il Mrs. Elizabeth Frazee, about 30 years old, leaped from a second-story window at her home, 110 Rockwell avenue, about 9 o'clock this morning and is in a critical condition at the New Brit- ain General hospital. Her home is located on the side of a hill, so that the drop to the ground was nearly 25 feet, and Mrs. Frazee sustained serious injuries to the head and legs when she struck the 1cy ground. Mrs. Frazee's young daughter, Elizabeth, was in the room with her mother at the time of the leap. Bhe was totally unaware df Mrs. Frazee's actions or intentions until she happened to look in a mirror and sce her mother in the very act of precipitating herself from the window. It was then too late to pre- vent her, and when she reached her | mother's side on the ground Mrs. Frazee appeared partially para- lyzed and could not move. The am- bulance was summoned and the woman was removed to the hospi- tal. It was said at the house tha! Mrs. Frazee had been in poor health for some time. OUTBURST IN SPAIN PROVES REAL THREAT Strongest Revolt Yet Against Government of Primo De Rivera Madrid, Feb. 2 —The subversive movement put down tnis week by the government of General Primo De Rivera, premier, was stronger and possibly offcred a greater threat than any of its recent predecessors, it appears here now. It was better organized and its elements—among which were some conservatives—were better together. Had it not been counter- ed 80 quickly by the government it might even have found support, of doubtful strength, it is true, among certain extremists wno as it was, were not represented In the revoit. Cognizance of this situation, and of the probable origin of the revolt outside of Spain, is taken in the statement issued to the army and navy yesterday by General Primo De Rivera, “With the submission of the forces of the light artillery regiment sta- tioned at Ciudad Real,” he said, “the movement having a political ani military character and prepared by persons living abroad may be con- sidered as ended. “A column commanded by Gen- eral Orgaz has left Madrid and has taken charge of the Plaza in Ciudad Rteal and has removed the leaders from the rébellious regiments. A (Continued on Page 13) EARTHQUAKE WRECKS VILLAGES IN ASI Shocks Near Border of Afghanistan Last for . 20 Minutes THROUGH WINDOW Child, Looking in Mirror, Sees’ tempted Suicide Because of Pro- | | i weld=d | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1929.—EIGHTEEN PAGES FLAMES KILL TEN IN MINER'S FAMILY Charred Bodies Taken From [ West Vinginia Ruins REMOTE HOME DESTROYED Nelghbor Runs Mile and Halt to Nearest Fire Station With His Clothing in Flames to Give Alarm —Powder Blast Blamed. Buckhannon, W. V., Feb. 2 (UP) —Ten persons were burned to death | here early today when fire destroy- ed their home as they slept. Eleven persons were in the house, only one | escaping. ‘Those dead are Peter Simes, miner, his wife, their seven children, !and & two months old daughter of their oldest daughter. All the bodies were found in the one bedroom of the home when | volunteer firemen finally were able to enter the ruins of the one story building. Only One Escapes The one person to escape was the | husband of the oldest Simes girl. He was evidently the only one to be| aroused by the flames in time to: save his life. It is believed the rest were first overcome by smoke and then burned. The man who escaped leaped through a window and ran scream- ing down the road, his clothes in |flames. He is now in serious condi- tion in Buckhannon hospital. His | cries aroused neighbors, one of them | running a mile and & half to the | nearest fire station, where volunteers were gathered to man the fire cart. When the company arrived at the burning home, it was too late to |save more than a sma)l part of the | structure. As flames subsided, they entered the three room Yome, finding 'the bodies charred ¢-Q in positions 1 | come in their sleep by smoke and | {burned to death with little chance | of escape. | Simes, it was said, was about 50 | {years old, his children, four boys | \and three girls, ranging in age from | two to 25 years. | Blasting Powder Blamed Buckhannon, W, Va., Feb. 2 (®— | | A can of blasting powder, placed in | | front of an open grate today to dry, | was believed today the cause of ten persons being burned to death shortly after midnight. Their dwel- |ling was razed by an explosion while | they were asleep. A fire following the blaat virtually wiped out the entire family of Pete | Simes, i As the fire raged firemen stood | helplessly by, there being no wa- ter to combat the flames. The! dwelling was located on the out-| skirts of Buckhannon and outside | | of the hydrant zone. Neighbors told fire officials that |an explosion preceded the fire. This gave rise to the bellef Simes was | drying out powder for his work in the coal mines. Gibson was unable [to tell a coherent story, shock and | | body burns being so severe as to| | cause his name being placed on the | danger list at a hospital. Fire officials said that when the | embers had cooled sufficlently an investigation would be maae ana they were confident their theory oli | drying powder before an open hearth would be substantiated. SKATING SCHEDULE * | | | Skating at all parks. *. *| Moscow, Feb. 2 UP—An earth- quake in the Tajikistan region of central Asia, near the Afghanistan border, destroyed several villages today. The “shocks lasted twenty minutes. The cities of Tashkent, Kokand «If was the principal figure. He nckled mercily when he saw him- (1f in action. and Samarkand felt the shocks for twenty scconds and a number of buildings were damaged. [wom] NEW BRITAIN HERA Second Miller Brother of 101 Ranch Meets Violent Death as Auto Skids On Slippery Road' George’s Skull Crushed Under Wheel as He Leaps From Sliding Car — Colonel Joe Lost Life by Garage Asphyxiation Last Year—Zack T. Alone Lives to Operate Circus. Ponca City, Okla., Feb. 3 U — George Miller, one of the owners of Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch and 101 Wild West 8hows, was killed this morning when his car turned over on a slippery pavement a few miles south of here. He was on his way to the ranch, which is located at Marland. Two men found the showman's wrecked roadster and Miller's body partly pinned beneath it. It was be- lieved Miller had attempted to jump from the skidding car, as the men who found him reported his head was pinned beneath one of the front wheels. His skull was crushed. The accident apparently happen- ed only a few minutes before as Mil- ler was still alive, but died en route to a hospital. Mr. Miller was born 49 years ago at Baxter Springs, Kans. His death recalls the violent death of Col. Joe Miller, brother and associate in the 101 ranch and circus who was found dead in his garage less than a year ago. Monoxide gas from an auto- mobile had caused his death. Inherited 101 Ranch The three Miller brothers, Colone! Joseph O., George L. and Zack T. inherited the 101 ranch, then about 40,000 acres, from their father about 20 years ago. With enterprise In ranching and employing modern farming methods, they ' gradually increased the hold- ings to 110,000 acres, which is now said to be the one remaining big ranch in America and the largest di- versified farm in the United States. Oil discoveries on the ranch grea ly increased the Miller Brothers' (Continued on Page 15) TROTZKY IS BARRED FROM TURKISH SOIL Kemal Fears Assassination and Insists on Residence in Angora London, Feb. 2 ®—The Daily Ex- press this morning prints a dispatch from Moscow which says that al- though Leon Trotzky, deposed Soviet leader is to be exiled from Russia, | which Indicated they had been over- |ha gtill will be forced to reside on | Russian territory. This situation, 1t is said, ariscs from fear of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, president of Turkey, that Trotzky ! might be assassinated while in Tur- | key and international complicattons ensue. To prevent such a happening he kas notiMied the Soviet governmen that vurkey will consent to TrotzKy llving within 1ts borders only if he will reside in Angora, instead of | Constantinople, and will be provided | |quarters at the Soviet embasuy, which is regarded in a national law as an integral part of Russia. Must Be Guarded The former war chief would be al- lowed to leave the embussy greunds only when accompanied by two guards, one of them attached to the cmbassy itself and the other an em- ployee of the Turkish government. In addition the Turkish president has insisted, is sald, upon a written agreement stipulating these condi |tions of residence and stating spe- | cifically that there his responsibility ends, The dispatch says that the deci. sion to banish Trotzky was taken January 8. On January 11 a proc- lamation was issued by Trotzky adherents to communists, declaring among other things that their lead- er's life was in danger, that the world revolutio nwas in jeopardy, that the economic situition was go ing from bad to worse, that workers were starving, and that hundreds of loyal activo workers were bemg exiled. The Express dispatch made no note of reports published in Berlin up his residence near write his memoirs. THIS WEEKS AFFAIRS | +patient’s night was calm, TWO MORE FAMOUS FRENCHMEN SICK Briand and Leygues Kept From Cabinet Session by Influenza Paris, Feb. 2 UM—Asistide Briand, foreign minister, and Georges Ley- gues, minister of the navy, were ill with influenza today and could not attend a scheduled cabinet meeting. Neither case was regarded in the ‘llllhlcll way as serious. Influenza thus far in France this year has taken a mild form. Foch Has Restful Night Paris, Feb. 2 (P—Marshal Foch developed a new center of pulmon- ary congestion last night which this morning was steadily lessening in intensity, a bulletin signed by his physicians issu:* at noon today said. The bulletin continued: “The and his temperature 99, pulse 80.” It was signed by Drs. Davenleres, De Gen- nes, Laubry, Renault and Heitz- Boyer., Marriage Licenses At Reduced Rates Superior, Wis., Feb. 2 (UP—Mar- riage license prices in this county have been reduced from $1 to 60 cents by County Clerk A. R. Role in an effort, he explained. to get some of the fees that have been going to Duluth, Minn,, across the bay. The Duluth price is $2.25. The Minnesota city, however, has one ad- vantage, in that marriages may be performed immediately following is- suance of licenses whereas in Wi consin five days must elapse, * THE WFATHER | yesterday that after a short stay in | Turkey Trotzky probably would take | | Berlin and | | 1 New Britain and vicinity: | Generalty falr tonight ana | Sunday; slightly colder to- night, ; *. L] AL SPERING IGN® (N WG EPARTMENT, LEGION COMMANGER ALWAYS ON ALERT Paul V. McNutt Exponent of Yigor E All Forms CAREER IS COLORFUL Borm in Indlana Town. He Won | High Honors *d' ¢ dartford. (on Arms When Wuiss war srose, America must be kept a place where all may travel along the path of success just as far as individual effort permits, National Commander Paul V. McNutt, of the American Legion, who will visit this city to- morrow, has frequently emphasized Those who have studied the rapil ris: of National Commuander Mc- Nutt in ecivil, scholastic, army and Legion life, see in him an example of the opportunity that America alone offers, He has the distinction of being the youngest Indiana university faculty with his appointment as dean of the law school in May, 1925. He was a lieutenant colonel in the army at he age of twenty-seven, matic session of a national conven- tion at 8an Antonio, Texas, he was unanimously elected national com- mander of the American Legion, greatest organization of veterans in the world, at the age of thirty- seven. Gains Success While Young ‘The success ,f National Comman- der McNutt, exemplifies the success that may come to an average Amer- ican In this land of opportunity, His success came early in life, which ‘s always interesting. It came not through the whirl of the wheel of fortune, but rather as the reward for running a steady, consistent e Day by day, week by week, year by (Continued on Page 18) illlfiAI. LEGIONNAIRES - ATN'NUTT RECEPTION Delegation vl"rom New Britain Expected to Exceed 50 More than 50 members of Eddy- Glover post, American Legion, wiil attend the state department banqust to be held tonight at 7 o'clock at Food Guard hall in Hartford with Na'ional Commander Paul V. Mec- Nutt as the guest of honor. The delegation will include members apart from the Eddy-Glover post drum and bugle corps. | The local post will have prac- | ‘tically full charge of the entertain- ment at the affair tonight. The drum and bugle corps will sercnade the national commander upon his arrival and the post orchestra will render selections during the banquet. Arrangements have been com- pleted for the reception to be ac- corded Commander McNutt when he visits this city tomorrow. He wiil first address a meeting of Every- wan'’s Bible class in th: auditorium ,of the Central Junior High schoo! ‘after which he will repair to the ‘World War Memorial at the summnit of Walnut Hill park to place a (Continued on Page 13.) gg. HIGH S A Sagite . o 7 3 Bz —Temeogaauy, Ar weast / member to be made a dean, gained | In a dra-| he | n " PAUL V. “1cNUTT JACKSONS HOME DENIED TO Rick Hickey Says Gonstable Boarder Was Ordered Out SINCE GUARDING HOUSE Sulclde and Ice Box Bandit Leads | Are Discarded, County Detective Asserts—Nellie Brown Tells of Hearing Footsteps at Night, Willimantie, Feb. 2—Edward J. Hickey, Hartford county detective, who is in charge of the investigation |of the murder of County Detective William E. Jackson, in his home Tuesday evening, today said that cnor A. Rice, constable, who has been guarding the Jackson home since that night, was ordered out of the house as a hoarder last Sunday night. Rice has been on duty at the Jackson home in Quarry street at request of the family, and not by order of the Willimantic' police nor | himself, D._tective Hickey said. Mr. Hickey also said that the idea of suicide of Jackson had been en- tirely thrown out as had the theories that either the “ice box bandits” and the Lorella murder cases had any connection with the slaying of Jackson. Silent on Courtship Hickey, me:ting the newspaper- men for a talk today, said the arca of search for the murderer had now narrowed to this immediate vicinity. | He would not say who ordered Rice | |out of the Jackson home in which |he had been a boarder for seversl| | months nor would he say anything | of the report current that Rice had tried to court Miss Jackson. He did | say that he was “perfectly satisfied” about the case. He had previously stated that no action would be taken until after the funeral of Mr. Jack- son this afternoon. Hickey keeps busily at work and will answer few questions. Woman Heard Steps Mrs. Nellie Brown, who store here in partnership -ith Miss Juanita Jackson, daughter of the slain officer, said today that Miss Jackson told her that for two weeks | before the death of her father she had heard footsteps at night outside the house and once she was warned to stay in the house at night. Miss Jackson was requested, s was her mother, not to make any atements about the case and for this reason neither as yet has made any reference publicly to the death of the father and husband. has a Willimantic, Conn., Feb. 2 (UP)— Mystery surrounding the murder of William E. Jackson approached so- lution today as preparations were | completed for the 53 year old county | detective’s burial with military honors this afternoon. An arrest | soon after the funeral was hinted by | investigators. (Continued on Page 15) COOLIDGE'S PARTY STARTS FOR HOME| |President Impressed by | Brief Visit to Moun- tain Lake, Florida REIGHSTAG OPENS HELLOGG DEBATE Stresemann Starts It by Praising Anti-War Pact POINTS 70 NEW ANGLE Foreign Minister Holds Treaty Does Not Conftict With League Consti- tution or Locarno Agreement = Reds Cry “Hypocrisy.” Berlin, Feb, 2 (®—Dr. Gustave Stresemann, German foreign mini- ster, opened the debate in the Reichstag this morning on ratificae tion of the Kellogg anti-war treaty, He lauded the international in. strument as tackling the problem of peace from an entirely new angle, but he expressed regret that some governments apparently failed to draw from it itg necessary corollare ies, such as international disarmas ment, Dr. Stresemann pointed out how, American ideas with respect to the treaty coincided with Germany's general peace policy, and he claime ed that Germany's quick and dects sive readiness to sign the treaty, when it was first proposed hastene ed the signing at Paris on July 37 last. He denied that diplomatic nego- tiations prior to its signing had tend. ed to weaken it; instead, he said, these negotiations merely indicated how serously the prospective signae tories took the pact, But, he stated, if the treaty is te become the introduction to a ne epoch, international law and rela- tions must be brought into consome ance with the ideas underlying it Importance Stressed “From the moment it became known that the original idea of the Franco-American peace pact had through the decision of the United States government heen changed into the id of a general world peace pact,” Dr. Stresemann said, “the German government realized its far-reaching importance. “The great problem of devising an international pacific order v.as here tackled in an entirely new manner— in a manner independent of all other attempts of recent years to secure peace, and one which created an elementary extensive foundation for achieving this aim. “Added hercto was the fact that the great mighty overseas state which had not been identified L earlier guarantees of peace and ese pecially did not belong to the I gue of Nations took an active hand. “There could be no doubt as to Germany's attitudd, It could right- ly and honestly be said that the underlying ideas of the American pact draft were identical with the guiding principles of German for- cign policy. First to Agree “Th> German government there- fore did not hesitate to be the first (Continued on Page 13) SUSPECTED OF LYING, SENTENCED T0 JAIL Quinto Lugli Gets 10 Days When Judge Doubts Word It cost Quinto Lugli of 228 Clark street a jail sentence of 10 days (e testify in a manner that impressed Judge W. F. Mangan in police courg today as perjury. “I had not intended to impose any, days”” Judge Mangan said, aftes hearing Lugli’s case in which viola« tion of the liquor law in a clubroom in the basement of a building at 206-212 East Main street was charged, “but this young man has Bot to realize that he cannot come into court and perjure himself as he has done.” Imposing a fine of $300 and costs in addition to the jail sentence, Judge Mangan said he did not expect that Lugli would pay it himself, as he probably was only the person in charge of the club rather than the actual owner. Lugli, who is 22 years of age and a second of- fender against the liquor law, took an appeal to superior court in $500 bonds. Sergeant T. J. Feeney testifled that he and Officer William O'Day had a scarch warrant directed Aboard President's Special en route to Washington, Feb. 2 (UP) —Much impressed by his short visit to Mountain Lake, Florida, Presi-| dent Coolidge was returning to Washington today, expecting to ar rive early tonight. The president and his party, in- cluding Mrs. Coolidge, boarded their speciul train at 9:15 o'clock st night after a busy but pleass [day in which Mr. Coolidge dedicated | |the bird sanciuary of Edward W.| |Bok, Philadelphia publisher, at Mountain Lake. | The ceremonies at the sanctuary attracted 65,000 persons, only a few |hundred of whom faced the presi- | | dent during b Powerful radio amplifiers carried | his voice to the other thousands as- | mbled in the park in the neigh borhood of the Gothic carillon, the |61 bells of which furnished a musi |cal theme. | | Anton Tirees, noted Belgian caril | {loncur. played the carilion hymns. | | ollowing the program. which in- | {cluded brief addresses by Mr. Bok | and Governor Carlton of Florida the Coolidges were tea guests at the Bok home. The president and his | immeodiate party also were dinner | gucsts at the Bok home. gainst Joseph Stucka and last Sat. urday night they waited on the stairs leading from the street to Jhe cntrance to the club until a man was leaving and then they entered. Lugli demanded to know whether or not they had a warrant and they showed it to him and proceeded to make a search, finding a half pint bottle with slight traces of alcohol and two drinking glasses with the odor of alcohol and lemon. vesides several bottles of beer and {wo empty beer cas Lugli. ording to Sergeant Feen admitted selling beer for 15 cents a hottle, As 1o the reputation of the club, Sergeant Feeney testified that he saw men of drinking habits in and about the premises. The place is | known as a_gambling den, also, and the principal window is white- washed except in one spot, through | which the man on watch looks out |when customers rap for admittance. Officer E. R. Kiely testified that the state police department gave the local police two complaints against the place. but he never saw Lugll there. The information was that Stucka conducted the club and the warrant was directed against him on that account. The chemieal analysis of the becr showed it te have an alcoholic content of 3.01 (Continued on Page 13)